You know what, ma'am? I'm 100% confident that gay people, be they men or women, can put a gun in their hands, then pull the trigger. You don't have to be a certain sexual orientation to be able to do that.

Jim_Callahan:My money's on something like "Have you ever tried to shoot with a limp wrist? It just doesn't work."

Heh. Actually, "limp wristing" is a problem when shooting certain semi-automatic handguns. That's because they work by what is known as "short recoil" operation, and if you absorb a significant amount of the energy available to cycle the gun by allowing the whole gun to recoil because your wrist isn't "locked", there isn't enough left over to completely cycle the action.

dittybopper:Jim_Callahan: My money's on something like "Have you ever tried to shoot with a limp wrist? It just doesn't work."

Heh. Actually, "limp wristing" is a problem when shooting certain semi-automatic handguns. That's because they work by what is known as "short recoil" operation, and if you absorb a significant amount of the energy available to cycle the gun by allowing the whole gun to recoil because your wrist isn't "locked", there isn't enough left over to completely cycle the action.

Everything you wanted to know about limp wristing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limp_wristing

/I know you know, I'm explaining it for everyone else.

As a non-heterosexual firearm owner, I constantly struggle against this handicap.